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jaydon
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Initially Posted - 03/02/2015 :  14:05:20  Show Profile
Hi all
I bought my boat in Jan. I am now having doubts that the previous owner did a winterizing on the boat. I can't get a hold of him, so am planning for the worst. I have never had a boat with a water system and toilet (Jabsco). Of course we have feet of snow on the ground and even getting to the boat is a bear. My next time on the boat at the yard, what should I look for? Anything that can be done now? Or, am I totally sc**wd.
Any thoughts would be a real help.
Jay
Jay
South County RI
Cat 25 SR/FK/Trad
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dasreboot
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Response Posted - 03/02/2015 :  14:53:12  Show Profile  Visit dasreboot's Homepage
you will probably be alright. apart from obvious cracks in the pump assembly of the head, there will not be much to see until everything thaws. As long as the water had room to expand, it will probably not crack anything. When it gets warmer look for leaks in the holding tank, water tank and head. check the seacocks to make sure no water expanded in them. You should so these checks whether you winterized or not.
Todd Lewis
Eowyn 87 TR/WK C25 #5656
ARWEN 84 TR/SK C25 #4031
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Kper
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Response Posted - 03/02/2015 :  15:05:03  Show Profile
Even better news is that everything is easy to get at.
Kyle
'86 SR/SK/Dinette #5284 "Anodyne"
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islander
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Response Posted - 03/02/2015 :  15:27:28  Show Profile
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Anything that can be done now?

Not really. R.I probably has had 0 deg temps and one of the coldest Feb. on record so if there is damage there's not much you can do about it now. Your water and holding tanks might be OK if they weren't full and the ice had room to expand. Same for the hoses. Think of an ice cube tray. The problem if any will be in areas that the water is trapped and can't expand like in valves,Faucets,Pump motors etc. Cross your fingers and take a look around when this weather breaks.
Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688
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jaydon
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Response Posted - 03/02/2015 :  16:30:27  Show Profile
Hey,
Thanks for the positive vibes, all. I am hoping that all will be well with the boat. The boat is good overall. Just all the TLC it's going to need. If all is well with the plumbing, then a new outboard might be on the radar. It has an 84 Nissan 2 stk 8hp. Love to get a 9.9 4 stk with controls in the cockpit. Dream on! LOL
Again, thanks for good thoughts
Jay
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Captain Max
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Response Posted - 03/02/2015 :  16:50:01  Show Profile
Hopefully the seacocks are closed!
Captain Max
"Wyvern"
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jaydon
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Response Posted - 03/02/2015 :  16:58:41  Show Profile
Hi
I would have thought they should have been open. I probably would have left them open when stored on the 'hard'.
Jay
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 03/02/2015 :  22:48:27  Show Profile
Open on the hard, closed in the water.

Also in the water, all water must be removed above the closed seacock so cold air in the hull doesn't freeze it. The hose should be removed and drained, and a rag can be used to remove the residual water in the seacock. Then the hose is replaced.
Dave Bristle
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PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
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DavidBuoy
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Response Posted - 03/03/2015 :  08:42:57  Show Profile
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Originally posted by Stinkpotter

Open on the hard, closed in the water.

Also in the water, all water must be removed above the closed seacock so cold air in the hull doesn't freeze it. The hose should be removed and drained, and a rag can be used to remove the residual water in the seacock. Then the hose is replaced.


Thats a good point, probably should've done that. I just poured a bunch of pink stuff in all of them.

Captain Rob & Admiral Alyson
"David Buoy"-1985 C25 SK/SR #5053
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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 03/04/2015 :  06:51:58  Show Profile
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Originally posted by DavidBuoy

...I just poured a bunch of pink stuff in all of them.
Probably suffient. I'd close the seacock as the antifreeze is pushing the water out of the thru-hull so it isn't too dilute in there.
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 03/04/2015 :  21:03:22  Show Profile
So what do you do when your bottle of non-tox antifreeze freezes up? We've been well below zero ° F and I've seen the stuff in the bottle turn to hard water!
Bruce Ross
Passage ~ SR-FK ~ C25 #5032

Port Captain — Milford, CT
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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 03/05/2015 :  08:26:14  Show Profile
Hard water, or slushy water. (The -50 pink stuff is only about half propylene glycol, and about half water.)
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
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